Dec 032002
 

Here’s an idea: anyone who wants to move to Europe, just let ’em trade their American citizenship for citizenship of any European country, provided they find a willing European, of whom there is assuredly no shortage. Now if we can just persuade the EU to allow it.

  2 Responses to “Accelerating the Brain Drain”

  1. In other words, if you don’t like it here, leave… Hmm, that’s an original argument.

  2. Not exactly. A citizenship swap removes all barriers to leaving, and gives someone else more appreciative, and probably more deserving, a chance to come here at the same time. How could anyone possibly object?

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